Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-04
A Hall Full of People to
Meet the Nebraska
Visit RS.
Gan raj En;kusiasim Over a Prep
sition for a Railroad from
Omaha 10 Yankton.
Public Sentiment as Expressed
Through Public Speeches
Favors the Project.

something beneficial as the meeting
which was held at Turner hall last even
ing to meet the delegation from Wayne,
Nebraska. To-day the public pulse
beats many more thumps to the minute
and everybody is smiling and ready to
labor unitedly for everything that will
benefit the city. On the streets for the
the past three days the question what
is the meeting for ?" has been asked and
as answers were not forthcoming every
body turned out for the purpose of eatis-
flying their curiosity.
The Yankton band paraded the streets
and when it arrived at the hall hundreds
were following In its wake and they and
many more were assembled in Turner
hall shortly afterwards. An interest deep
and very perceptible marked the entire
proceedings and the occasion was q
strong remiI&ssl of q meeting which was
held two years ago the result of which
may now be seen in the Chicago & North
western railway company's operations
in Yankton. Last night was the starter
of a movement which will benefit Yank-
ton IN q practical way.
O. j. B. Harris called the meeting to
order, and Gov. John l.. Pennington
was selected to preside. j. FL. @. Young
accepted the duties pertaining to the
secretary's Office, and after Gov. Penning-
ton had given the assembled multitude
a few cold facts relative to Yankton's
past, present and future, General Hugh
j. Campbell was called upon for q
speech, and the bali was opened.
MIR. Campbell in opening etated the
object of the meeting, as be understood
it, to be to call forth an expression of the
people Yankton relative to securing q
railroad from Omaha to this city. The
gentleman eulogized the beauty of loca.
ton and natural advantages of this.city,
but a remark which he dropped to the
effect that these advantages would
avail us nothing unless the people moved
In their own interest, seemed to strike
the audience about right and his after
expressions relative to more railroads
we're received with a noisy acclamations.
In substantiation of his remark General
Campbell cited the cases OF many west
ern cities, saying that entire reliance
upon natural advantages for prosperity
usually resulted disastrously.
Mayor j. FL. Teller, secretary of the
board of trade, was next called for and
said that he understood the object of
the meeting to be. the furtherance OF
projects for obtaining new railroads. Mr..
Teller alluded to the work of the board of
trade in the matter of additional rail-
road facilities, ald spoke with assurance
of several projects. He had correspond.
ed and conversed with b. ID. Clark, vice
president and general manager Of the
Missouri Pacific rsilroad company,
whose pet scheme has always been q
railroad from Omaha to Yapkton and
who is the warm friend of the project.
Mr.. Teller regarded this as a sign of
something for Yankton. The board of
trade, Mr.. Teller said, had recently re-
ceived adviees from the owners of the
Manitoba system to the effect that that
road would not terminate its south
western line at Sioux Falls, which Mr..
Teller regarded equivalent to q statement
that the road would be built to Yankton.
Mr.. Teller thought the proposition which
had been mentioned to the effect that
Ysnkton and Omaha could be connected
by rail for $500, 600 to be entirely feasible,
but was OF the opinion that the road
might be procured with a bonus of $780,.
600. Mr.. Teller closed with a remark to
the effect that he was, as he always had
been, ready to do anything for Yankton's
prosperity.
Gov. Newton Edmunds stated
that he didn't come to the
meeting to make "a speech but
that he heartily ooncurred with
everything that had been Sail and that
in his Judgment q roe from Omaha to
Yaukton would be OF mors benefit to
Yankton just now than any other road,
and that the first and best thing for
Yankton to do was to further the build
ing ofthe road.
Hon. A. B. Slater, of Wayne. Nebraska,
was the next speaker, and his remarks
were Indicative of a determination on
the part OF the Nebraskans to do some.
thing at once. He expressed a grea,
deal OF surprise at the change in Yank.
ton for the better since he had last seen
it and also at the large turnout of citi.
zens to the meeting, Mr.. Slater said
that Wayne was hemmed in by railroads
and was anxious to break loose and
prosper, and to this end Wayne would
join with Ysnkton in building a road
from Yankton 60 Omaha. Mr.. Slater
expressed the sentiment Of every person
in Wayne when he eaid: eff the rail
roads won't do 1t we will do it ourselves
Pat men IN the feld at once, pnt ar
money to pay their expenses and lie,
this country north and south get to the
'front.'" This vas the concluding re-
mark of Mr.. Slater.
J..O. Robinson, of Harrington, Ne
brsska, next expressed the sentiments
of his section concerning the movement
by saying that the people OF Ceda,
county felt that their interests wer'
| identical with the interests Of Yanktoni
people and that the people of Ceda
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